Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-21
HOLIDAY SHOPPING.
Christmas Presents and the Places 90
buy Them.

Christmas Presents and the Places 60
buy Them.
At every hand on the streets OF the city devoted
TO business are signs heralding the approach Of
Christmas Persons who never visit stores at any
other season OF the year are engaged In shopping
now. The throng OF shoppers who NIL the streets
and crowd the stores seems TO increase In size
every day. and will continue TO increase until the
climax Is reached the night before Christmas. The
stores are unusually attractive The merchants
OF the city are displaying their most tempting
wares The difficulty with the average shopper is
not In finding articles that suit them. They are
embarrassed by the abundance and variety offered
them from which 70 choose Christmas gifts. To
AID It's readers in making holiday purchases TIE
line OF goods they offer at this season.
j. b. BRYAN & Bro, COS Pennsylvania avenue,
have fine stock OF Canton ginger In jars, loose
can-dred ginger, candies, glazed fruit and other
holiday novelties and delicacteS
Special bargains for ten days are offered by SIN
CLIFTON FLETCHER AS eth street. in portieres,
table covers, scarfs and other goods suitable for
the season. Wholesale prices to cash buyers
means great drive for the holidays, and will be
welcome TO buyers.
wALFoRD, 4s7 Pennsylvania avenue, offers to
engrave dog collars and sharpen razors purchased
there free OF cost.
room set TO parlor chair can be obtained at
RUDDRNs furniture, carpet and stove fnstallment
stores, $50 and gs2 18th street. Practical Christ
mas presents are always appreciated.
FRANC, the one-price furnisher and halter, at
the corner Of 9TH and d streets, offers a fne line
OF neckwear at the lowest figures as o special
feature OF the holiday trade.
Consult p I. HALL, 9O8 street northwest, on
that difficult problem OF suitable Christmas gift
for gentlemen. He has choice assortment OF az
ticleS that men Ike TO wear and to have.
Gold mounted canes and umbrellas are made
speciality OF by B. b. CHASE, the umbrella maker,
all 18th street and 1914 Pennsylvania avenue.
beautiful soft and smooth skin Is something
difficult to secure, but l. c. BISHOP, druggist, 40
9th street northwest. says that he has discovered
the secret in his camphOne. IL Is also for sale by
W. 5. THOMPSON, 1O3 18th street.
Christmas dinner can be made great success
by first visiting the store Q. g. G. CoRNwKLL
SON, 1412 and 1414 Pennsylvania avenue. The
firm mas frut-cakes homemade mince-meat and
His stock OF raisins, currants 1gs, dates prunes,
Malaga grapes and Florida and other oranges Is
specially selected FOR the holiday trade.
Plum pudding Is something that no holiday
dinner Is complete without. GEO. E. KENNEDY &
Son, LOO street northwest, offer Richardson
Robbins plum buildings at prices that Will aston
iSh and please.
The various delicacies and table luxuries that
are so desirable for the holidays may be found in
great variety at C. c. BRYANs. 1413 New York ave-
nue.. He has also a full stock or Christmas novel;
ties In his line.
The name of PRoBKY is synonymous with probity
He sells all kinds OF carriages and seighs at cheap
prices. His place OF business Is at No. 1870 32d
street, West Washington, and at the Branch
Wagon Repository, corner Of 9th street and New
YORK avenue northwest.
book Is a Christmas present that endures. At
W. II. MORRIsONs stores 415 Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. and at New York avenue and 18th street,
large stock or books can be seen; also Christmas
cards and other novelties
With its one hundred miles of asphaltum Streets
Washington ought to be perfect paradise for car
r1age-makerS. At least this is what JOHN II. YOUNG
well-known maker always has on hand fine stock
OF fall and winter carriages, new and second hand
OF every description and price. Give him call
and look over the stock.
Americans are great piano playing nation. In
the last decade improvements have been made In
the manufacture or these instruments, and to-day
handsome piano OF the finest quality can be pur-
chased Tor small amount compared with the old
time prices. knowledge OF singing and playing
are as much part OF young girls education as
cooking and sewing, and there is no good reason
why they should not all learn; especially as at the
Piano EXCHANGE WARERoONs line instruments can
De pui chased at very reasonable terms, payments
10 be made S.ther by cash or on instalments.
There is a gentleman and his wife in this city
who 1t is stated, make s., 900 year by the manu-
facture and sale OF homemade embroidery. This
statement may surprise you little. but really 1t
Is not 10 be wondered at when you remember that
the use OF embroidered articles has become univer.
sal Mrs. T. BRAsELMAN, OF No. 6O4 18th street
northwest, teaches art needlework, besides selling
stamped and unstamped fine table linen, embrOid-
cry materials and designs
II you can AFFORD IL, why do you not purchase
GEYAR's sleighs for Christmas. His warerooms are
at No. 466 Pennsylvania avenue, and contain a
splendid assortment OF complexities, cOupes rock
aways, sleighs, &C.
AT No. COS A street northeast there Is a fine
collection OF vions that would please the critical
eye OF a connoiSseur. They can be seen any even
ing after O'Clock
Every one knows where the DOUBLE CoMBINA-
TON STORE is on Capitol Hill, and If every one
doesn't know, 1t Is now they ought to know that
at thiS store there are dolls 80 cents dolls for l5
cents, dolls for 81 cents skates for quarter that
once cost % cents tOwelracks for cent less than
half dollar, and a large stock OF elegant souve-
Mrs.
Send 10 STEPHEN r. WHITMAN's, corner 18th and
Market streets, Philadelphia, for a box (and more
III you want, OF MS rare connections. He has them
for 81, 81, S. "a, and $ each, and they can't be
beaJen for freshness and sweetness A nice pres
enI
Cheap and useful presents for the whole family
are 10 be found at BRoDHEADs, under the Masonic
Temple, on street. Dress goods cents to S1.jO
and lot OF things that cannot De mentioned, they
are so numerous and so cheap, will be found here
The fact that there are 1900 actual subscribers
In this city TO APPLEToN'S CYCLoPIEDIA should
show you that IL Is both popular work and q
valuable one IL Is said by many TO be the best,
STAR Office to learn the easy terms by which 1t Is
sold.
Ii is not too late yet to get great bargains at
site etchngs, steel engravings water-color paint
ings, chronos, and, in fact, anything In the line
OF wall decorations OF the highest order He has
over 500 designs OF picture-Irame mOudinRS 10